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Julie Broad (host) gives a live YouTube session on preparing books for holiday-season sales. Key points: consider the buyer (gift purchaser) separately from the reader; plan logistics early (printing/distribution deadlines via Ingram, B&N Press, Apple, etc.) and avoid launching new books in December; optimize Amazon product pages and keywords (Publisher Rocket recommended) and run Amazon ads during the holidays; create gift guides/lists (Amazon lists, Spotify audiobook playlists), book and promote ebook sales early (99¢ deals via platforms like Written Word Media), and pursue local sales channels (bookstores, craft fairs, libraries, farmers markets). Julie also runs live giveaways (contact: angela@booklaunchers.com) and notes regular publishing of Tuesday/Friday videos and an upcoming deep dive on speaking (approx. Nov 16).

Questions this video answers

25% (holiday season: mid-November through end of December and into January).

12% of the year's book sales occur in and around Christmas.

October 23, 2024.

Tuesdays and Fridays.

angela@booklaunchers.com.

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